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House judicial committee to consider circulated bills by referendum after failing to reach quorum
Summary
The House of Representatives' judicial committee convened June 20 but lacked a quorum. The president invoked committee rules to submit several circulated chamber and senate measures to members via referendum/signature collection; the session was recessed to reconvene tomorrow.
Unidentified Speaker, the president of the House of Representatives judicial committee, opened a public session on June 20, 2024, at about 3:11 p.m. to reconsider several chamber bills and one senate bill that had been circulated for members' review. He said the measures were being treated as read.
The committee did not have the required quorum. The president cited the chamber rules that permit the committee chair to submit matters to members by referendum when a quorum is not present: "la sección 12.16 del reglamento de la cámara de representantes" and noted…
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